Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
Original text (Latin)
Original text (Latin)
Too exact, and rather studious of similitude than of beauty.
For it is feeling and force of imagination that makes us eloquent.
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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